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Men’s T&F to Host Victor Lopez Classic
3/23/2023 7:11:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice Owls men's track & field team will host their first track meet of the season this weekend for the Victor Lopez Classic. The event will begin Thursday night for high school athletes and Friday for college athletes. Saturday will be a mix of both high school and college athletes.
In total, the Owls will have 35 athletes competing in 17 events.
Tickets for the event will be on sale outside of the gates at Holloway Field. The collegiate portion will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday with the hammer throw event. Running events will begin at 2:30 p.m. on Friday with the 4x100 Relays (high school), while running events for college events will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the 1,500-meter run.
Scheduled Rice competitors
Running Events
110m Hurdles – Corbett Fong
400m – Connor McGrath, Kevin Schott
400m Hurdles – Thomas Ma, Zach Neuman, Dominik Skorjanc
800m – Ronen Oosthuizen, Gerardo Torres, Nathan Turman
1500m – Elliot Metcalf, Jackson Moran, Davis Thames
3000m Steeple – Gus Gannon, Jack Gray, Caleb Wilson
5000m – Tyler Strothman
10000m – Wesley Wright
(Not included – 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay)
Field Events
Discus – Nick Hicks, Jorge Hinojosa, Sam Welsh, Sam Woodley
Hammer Throw – Cal Abdulky, Nick Hicks, Shaun Kerry, Chris Rivera
High Jump – Ese Amata, Patrick Elizondo, Grant Levesque
Javelin –Fong
Long Jump – Fong, Luke Ivy
Pole Vault – Javier Alatorre, Matt Kumar, Grant Levesque, Natan Rivera
Shot Put – Elian Ahmar, Hinojosa, Levesque, Chris Rivera
In total, the Owls will have 35 athletes competing in 17 events.
Tickets for the event will be on sale outside of the gates at Holloway Field. The collegiate portion will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday with the hammer throw event. Running events will begin at 2:30 p.m. on Friday with the 4x100 Relays (high school), while running events for college events will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the 1,500-meter run.
Scheduled Rice competitors
Running Events
110m Hurdles – Corbett Fong
400m – Connor McGrath, Kevin Schott
400m Hurdles – Thomas Ma, Zach Neuman, Dominik Skorjanc
800m – Ronen Oosthuizen, Gerardo Torres, Nathan Turman
1500m – Elliot Metcalf, Jackson Moran, Davis Thames
3000m Steeple – Gus Gannon, Jack Gray, Caleb Wilson
5000m – Tyler Strothman
10000m – Wesley Wright
(Not included – 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay)
Field Events
Discus – Nick Hicks, Jorge Hinojosa, Sam Welsh, Sam Woodley
Hammer Throw – Cal Abdulky, Nick Hicks, Shaun Kerry, Chris Rivera
High Jump – Ese Amata, Patrick Elizondo, Grant Levesque
Javelin –Fong
Long Jump – Fong, Luke Ivy
Pole Vault – Javier Alatorre, Matt Kumar, Grant Levesque, Natan Rivera
Shot Put – Elian Ahmar, Hinojosa, Levesque, Chris Rivera
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